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Residents press Cheektowaga board to end police cooperation with ICE; board promises review
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the town board to stop local police from assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing local cases, a UB Human Rights Center report and concerns about public safety and civil rights. The board said it will review policies and hold follow-up discussions and possible resolutions.
A steady stream of residents used the Jan. 13 public-comment period to call on the Town of Cheektowaga to end or limit local police cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), pressing the town board to adopt a resolution or local policy changes.
Speakers across the political spectrum described specific cases in which local interactions with federal immigration authorities led to detention or deportation after traffic stops or shoplifting allegations, and several cited a December 2025 report from the University at Buffalo…
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